REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESSIBLE URINALS IN TOILET ROOMS

Urinals are not required in toilet rooms. The Building Code allows you to substitute a urinal for a toilet. If you have more than one urinal, then the second one is required to be accessible. You are not required to make a urinal accessible if there is only one provided.

URINALS

These are the standard accessible urinals that you generally see in restrooms

ADA Accessible Stall Type Urinal

Figure A - Stall Type

ADA Accessible Wall Hung Type Urinal

Figure B - Wall Hung Type

ADA Accessible Toilet Room with one urinal is not required to be accessible

Figure C
Urinal is not required to be accessible if there is only one provided.

Clear Floor Space

  • The accessible urinal is required to have a 30" x 48" (760 mm x 1220 mm) clear floor or ground space positioned for forward approach. Refer to Figure A.

  • Where urinals are placed in a alcove deeper than 24" (610 mm), then the alcove must be 36" min (915 mm) wide. Refer to Figure B.

ADA Accessible Clear Floor Space at Urinal

Figure A - Clear Floor Space

ADA Accessible Urinal in Alcove

Figure B - Urinal in Alcove

Height and Depth

  • Urinals must be the stall type or the wall hung type with the rim 17" max (430 mm) above the finish floor or ground.

  • Urinals shall be 13 1/2" (345 mm) deep minimum measured from the outer face of the urinal rim to the back of the fixture. Refer to Figures C & D.

  • The accessibility code recommends using stall type urinals as they provide greater accessibility for a broader range of persons, including people of short stature.

ADA Accessible Stall Type Urinal Depth

Figure C - Stall Type Urinal Depth

ADA Accessible Wall Hung Urinal Height & Depth

Figure D - Wall Hung Urinal Height & Depth

Flush Controls

  • Flush controls must be hand operated or automatic.

  • Hand operated flush controls must be within one of the reach ranges, between 15" min (380 mm) & 48" max (1220 mm).